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Some Tips for Making Patio Furniture Cover

Patio furniture cover is indispensable when it comes the time to protect tables, chairs, and also chaise lounges from the weather conditions. Besides, patio furniture cover can be useful to cover chairs and tables during winter season since it provides weatherproof protection from the elements. At this time, this article is going to give you several tips that will guide you in making patio furniture cover. So, just take a look at the easy tips below.

The first thing that you have to do is to buy several yards of the weatherproof fabric like PVC-backed polyester, tarpaulin, nylon or specially the treated canvas. You should make sure that you have enough fabric for covering the entire surface of your chair and also all of the four sides down to the ground.

The second thing is to lay the lounge chair completely flat. Or, if it is possible, you can fold the back part of the chair forward until it is lying against the seat. You need to measure the width and the length of the collapsed or extended chair. Typically, the size of the extended lounge chair is about 62 inches by 24 inches.

The third thing that you should do is to measure the distance of the chair from the ground to the top. If you find that your chair completely lies flat, what you have to do is only to take one measurement. However, if you find that the backrest is still a bit angled up, you need to take two measurements. The measurements should be taken from the lowest and the highest parts of the chair to the ground. When using these measurements, you need to cut four pieces of the fabric to fit around the sides of the chair, again to allow 2 extra inches on the each edge.

The fourth thing is to pin one of the side pieces to the top of the fabric, one inch from the edges, and with the wrong sides of the fabric facing up. You need to use sewing machine in a way to stitch along the line of the pins by using heavy-duty nylon or the other outdoor thread.

The fifth is to repeat the previous process until you have stitched all of the four side pieces to the top piece. Now, you should have a flattened cross shape.

The next thing is to pin together the two of the side pieces to form corner seam. You should repeat this process foe other three corners.

Finally, you can turn the cover right-side-out and then test it on the lounge chair for making that it certainly fits. Besides, you also need to pin the hems up on all of the four sides so that the bottom part of the cover just brushes the ground. Then, you should turn the cover inside-out again and then sew across the line of the pins for a neat hem.

If you want to equip your patio with lounge chair, you can choose the chair that suits with the décor of your patio. Some best options of this furniture is delivered on the review of patio lounge chairs. Choosing outdoor chaise lounge chair may also be a great decision.